Sunday, 16 April 2017

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Durban, South Africa

Intense Fun

One of our girls, during our drama
practice, went through an epileptic attack.
It lasted briefly. Fortunately
one of the boys had a first aid background and knew what to do. The group of us came to her side and chanted
softly. She was revived in a matter of
minutes. She was such a good sport, I mean
to say, a good team-player. She smiled
when she saw us.

“Does this happen often to you?” I asked.

“No, it hasn’t for a while.Funny thing is, I work at a hospital.”

There was a hyped-up scene from “The Gita”
that we were enacting and that seemed to stir her up.The scene portrays the personification of the
mind chasing the soul, the victim.This
scene usually excites the audience so I can understand how it arouses the
actors.

Actors do try to get into their parts.It is much like becoming one with the role in
which you play.

Since I arrived in Durban it has been
non-stop with rehearsals, sadhana
(which includes walking) and giving classes.I manage some sleep but not much.

The intensity of it all is somewhat easy to
bear because the results are rewarding.I’m seeing my crew (mostly young folks) thrive on the practices.They are learning the philosophy.And very important is the sense of numbers or
counting.It’s four beats or four
counts, even to some of the martial arts moves.Fun discipline!

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